Card-case.



L. TAMIS.

CARD CASE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. l7, 19H.

1,178,690. Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

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ATTORNEYS Y Will/E8858 THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON, D. C.

LOUIS TAMIS, on NEW YORK,

1v. Y., ASSIGN'OR T0 SCI-IANFEIN & TAMIS, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A FIRM.

CARD-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

Application filed December 17, 1914. Serial No. 877,669.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS TAMIS, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of New York, borough of Manhattan, inthe county of New York and State of New York, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a card case of novel design and pleasing appearance, the object being to provide a case or receptacle in which cards or analogous objects may be conveniently deposited and'protected against injury, and at the same time, rendered conveniently accessible, allowing a single or a number of cards to be easily withdrawn therefrom.

A further object is to provide a casing in which is disposed a holder or tray for the reception'of cards, the tray being so mounted within the casing, that when the two 'portions of the casing are closed, the cards will be completely housed therein and protected against injury thereby, the entire device presenting a neat and attractive appearance. The tray is so arranged and constructed that it is adapted to engage the several parts of the casing and limit their open position, and in so doing, will be held centrally therebetween, providing that the cards which are contained therein, will be exposed for the greater part of their length, allowing cards to be readily inserted therein and conveniently and instantly removed therefrom.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds, wherein it is to be understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The preferable form of my invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view in plan of my novel card case. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the same, with the sections in their open position and parts thereof broken away, to more clearly disclose the various structural features involved. Fig. 3 gitudinal section taken on Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a fragmental View in section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction as indicated by the arrow. Fig. 5 is a view in bottom plan of the card holding tray. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view,

is a view in lonthe line 3-3 of illustrating in detail the resilient mounting of'the hinged bracket or card holding member by means of which the cards are held in place in the tray. Fig. 7 is a view in perspective ,of a somewhat modified form, the modification residing in the particular configuration of the several parts which go to make up the casing.

Referring more particularly to the several vlews wherein similar reference numerals des gnate corresponding parts throughout, a casing 7 is formed with the two sections 8 and 9 which are hingedly secured together as at 10. The hinge connection between the two parts or sections of the casing is formed at the approximate center of the bottom edge of the casing, and the juncture between the sections 8 and 9 occurs along an inclined plane so that the section '9 tapers from its hinged edge and is thus relatively smaller than the section 8 and in reality forms a cover therefor. 7

The hinge connection between the casing sections is accomplished by providing each section with two spaced cars 11 and 12, the spacing being such that the one pair nicely fits within the other of said ears and rotatably receives a pin 13 therethrough. The exposed portion 14 of the pin, which lies between the inner of the spaced ears, forms a pivotal support for the card receiving tray 15, the latter being of such size and configuration as to removably'receive a number of business or calling cards, or analogous objects therein.

The card tray includes the bottom, rear and side walls 16 into which or between which the ends of the cards are deposited.

A. holding member 17 of a fanciful and ornamental design is hingedly secured to the rear wall, as at 18, and is resiliently pressed against the cards by a suitable spring 19, the same being included in the hinged mount-v ing of the member. The front or remote extremity of the holding member is outwardly turned as at 20, and thus allows a number of cards to be easily inserted therebeneath, and atthe same time prevents the cards from beingscratched or injured during such insertion, or while they are being withdrawn. The rear wall of the card tray is provided with the central outstanding supporting lug 21, through which extends an aperture 22 for the rotatable reception of the pin 13. The lug is of such thickness that it fits acbeing held out of such contact curately between the spaced ears 12 of one of the casing sections and is thus limited to a pivotal motion about the said pin. The card tray is thus supported and mounted for pivotal motion about an axis coinciding with the hinged mounting of the casing sections and is prevented from contacting with the side walls thereof by reason of its strictly pivotal motion.

Projecting downwardly from the opposite and rear corners of the card tray, are the lugs 23, 24, the same being adapted to strike against suitable upstanding pins 25, 26, which project inwardly from the side walls of the casing sections. The pins and lugs thus cooperate to form stops adapted to limit the relative pivotal motion of the sections with regard to the tray, and therefore with regard one to the other. In this manner, no additional means are required to prevent excessive and undue opening of the tray section, which would tend in time to excessively strain and perhaps destroy the hinged mounting of the sections. The lugs 23 and 24, as well as the section pins, are located at approximately equal distances from the longitudinal center of the tray and casing, so that when the sections are thrown open, the tray will be carried therewith and held in a position substantially central of the opening between the sections, and in fact, the longitudinal medial line of the tray will bisect the angle between the confronting edges of the section when the latter are in their open position.

A somewhat modified form of casing is illustrated in Fig. 7, wherein the juncture between the meeting edges of the casing section corresponds to the longitudinal medial line of the entire article.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided a card case which is neat and attractive in appearance and extremely serviceable in use. The cards having been deposited in the tray will be protected against injury and the edges prevented from becoming turned or mutilated by contact with the sides of the casing, they by their support within the tray. When the sections of the casing are opened, the tray will be carried to a central position therebetween and the cards exposed throughout the majority of their length, allowing them to be conveniently removed, or others inserted in their place.

Oopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Having thus fully described my inven tion, what I claim is 1. A casing including hinged sections; a container or tray located therein and pivot ally mounted upon the hinge of said sections, said tray provided adjacent its opposite edges with stops; the side walls of said sections remote from the hinged portions thereof provided with stops co-acting with the aforementioned stop members to limit the pivotal motion of the sections, and to hold said container therebetween when the sections are in an open position.

2. An article of the class described comprising a casing the side walls of which are spaced a relatively small distance apart with respect to the spacing of the other walls of the casing, said casing formed of two sections divided along a plane extending perpendicular'to the side walls of the casing and in the direction of the length thereof, said sections hinged together along the bottom edge of the casing, and a tray pivotally mounted upon the hinge of said sections, and coacting means carried by said tray and said casing, limiting the hinged movement of the sections and holding the tray in spaced relation to the said sections when the latter are in their open position.

3. An article of the class described comprising a casing the side walls of which are spaced a relatively small distance apart with respect to the spacing of the other walls of the casing, said casing formed of two sections divided along a plane extending perpendicular to the side walls of the casing and in the direction of the length thereof, said sections hinged together along the bottom edge of the casing, and a tray pivotally mounted upon the hinge of said sections, the side walls of said sections remote from the hinged portions thereof provided with stops, said tray provided adjacent its opposite edges with stops coacting with the aforementioned stops to limit the pivotal motion of the said sections and to hold the container spaced therebetween when the sections are in an open position.

Signed at New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 15 day of December, A. D. 1914.

LOUIS TAMIS. Witnesses:

B. SGHANFEIN, JOSEPH FRANKEL.

Gommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

